WEBVTT NATALIE: 30 FIREFIGHTERS WITHTHE LOVELAND SYMMES FIREDEPARTMENT ARE PARTICIPATING INTHIS ICE RESCUE TRAINING, ANDFIRE OFFICIALS HERE TELL METHEY'LL PUT THIS TRAINING TO USEAT LEAST ONCE THIS WINTER. >> READY, GO.NATALIE THE SIMULATION IS MEANT: TO BE AS REAL AS POSSIBLE. A FLOATING DOCK REPRESENTINGWHAT ICE WOULD BE LIKE. THE WATER, AT HOME OF THE BRAVPARK IN SYMMES TOWNSHIP, IS ONLY38-DEGREES. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEFIREFIGHTERS WEARING DRY SUITS,THEY THEMSELVES WOULD BEEXPERIENCING HYPOTHERMIA. AND, NO THIS WATER IS NOT FROZENOVER, BUT IT WILL BE AND FIREOFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT TO BEPREPARED AHEAD OF TIME, IN TEVENT OF AN ICE RESCUEEMERGENCY. CAPT. BRUCE HAWK: WE WOULD LIKETO GET THIS TRAINING IN BEFORETHE WINTER MONTHS COME ANDBEFORE THE ICE ACTUALLY STARTSTO DEVELOP ON OUR WATER SOURCE.THAT WAY WHEN AN EVENT HAPPENS,WE CAN BE PREPAREDCAPT. JOHN EADICICCO: AS YOU CANSEE, I'M KIND OF SHIVERING RIGHTNOW. IT'S 38 DEGREES IN THE WATER,RIGHT NOW, TODAY. YOU CAN IMAGINE WHEN IT'S 10DEGREES. OR BELOW ZERO FOR ALONG TIME.NATALIE CLARK: ONE TIP FIREOFFICIALS REALLY WANT TO GET OUTIS BEING AWARE OF YOSURROUNDINGS, AND IF YOUR PETFALLS INTO ICE WATER, BE SUREYOU CALL FIRE OFFICIALS BEFORETRYING TO RESCUE YOUR ANIMAL. IN SYMMES TOWNSHIP, NATALIECLARK, WLWT NEWS 5. LISA: THE THREE-DAY LONG

On Tuesday, firefighters with the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department spent house in cold water training to save lives.

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"My hands, the dexterity in them is becoming very limited right now,” Capt. John Eadicicco said.

Eadicicco led the training.

“These people that are not protected like I am, are going to be worse off,” he said.

Thirty fire fighters participated in the three-day training.

"I'm kind of shivering right now,” Eadicicco said. “It's 38 degrees in the water today. You can imagine when it's 10 degrees, or below zero for a long time."

The simulation is meant to be as real as possible.

The training included a floating dock, which represented ice.

"We would like to get this training in before the winter months come and before the ice actually starts to develop on our water sources,” Capt. Bruce Hawk aid. “That way, when an event happens, we can be prepared."

Hawk said it’s important to be aware of your surroundings during winter months and snow-covered ground.